Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-09-02
EXCHANGE NOTES.

The Petersburg, w. Va, Gazette says
Mary Kimble, daughter of JAS Kimble,
OF the vicinity of Ketterman, made an
attempt to commit suicide, last we~k.-
She climbed into a ia Il tree and tying a
rope hrst around her neck and then around
a limo' she leaped out, as she supposed
into eternity but alas, the rope broke,
and the rocky hillside, GO feet away, came
up against her with crach. She Will
probably recover. Several bones were
broken, and she is generally used mp. We
are told that in December last she jumped
into the North Fork, and wonld have
drowned had not some persons who no
tced her, rescued her.
The Rockbridge county Ners says
Daring the heavy storm, of which We
gave an account last week, the house Of
Mr.. Tim Hogan, near Elmeria, was struck
by lightning and his little seven-year.ol old
boy had miraculous escape from being
killed The lightning struck the house
and passed down one of the rafters. en-
tered the wall and came ont where the
child was standing 1t struck his shout
der, tearing his jacket in shreds, passing
the entire length Of his body burning a
blister as it went and tore his shoe entire
ly in pieces The little fellow was picked
up for dead, but after while conscious.
ness was restored, and although badly
shocked he was not seriously injured. lie
is all right at this time. We have heard
of strange things, but this takes the cake
The Rockingham Register says The
grand Jury brought in the following in
dictments, ~ in all One against Henry
A. Showalter for selling liquor; one
apainst Mrs. Henry A. Showalter, for
same; one against VIM. A. Heron TOR
keeping bar-room open on election day
one against John II. Cell for assault and
battery one against Henry Flick for bur
glary one each against John West and
Mary billiard and David jenkins and Mary
Wiltenberger for lasciyious cohabitation {;
one against Eldridge Curry for resisting a
law officer; and the numbers indicated
against each of the following for selling
intoxicating liquors: Arch. Strother, one;
James Kavanaugh, one, Joseph Kavan-
augh, eight S. A. Davis, three NJ. J.
Kelley, seven =. j. Lamb, four; Dan
O'Donnell, three John J. Lamb, one.
The Stanton Jindicator says Charles
Venable charged with burning the barn
of VIM. b. Glover near Middlebrook, and
who attempted to fix the crime on Preston
johnson, colored man who was tried for
it and acquitted, was tried before Judge
Stout this week, convicted and awarded
eighteen years in the penitentiary.----.
Last week at Charlottesville, i. +. Station,
aged forty, and Miss c. b. Shaw aged
thirteen. both from the Southern part Of
Albemarle county, were married in the
phllol VI tlt hilon lloAtI' " NV AN''s
White. The bride was accompanied by
her brother, and the license had been
issued with the consent Of her parents.
She was dressed IN Mother Hubbard
which descended to her knees, the gathers
being on the skirt instead of the body
her hair was cut 81 ort and she seemed
perfectly innocent of transgressing any
conventionalities. The groom seemed to
have plenty Of money and gave the clergy
man $40 bill. The marriage took place
at midnight, and the Young lady, who
bad retired to her room, upon being walked
up, at first objected TO getting up for the
ceremony, but being told that the license
and the preacher were waiting, consented.
On Wednesday afternoon the couple re-
turned to their home.